Results 521-540 of 1,371 for speaker:Máire Hoctor
- Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (24 Sep 2008)
Máire Hoctor: I propose to take Questions Nos. 479, 503, 508 and 656 together. Both the Minister for Health and Children and I are fully committed to introducing the new Nursing Homes Support Scheme in 2009. The Minister for Health and Children expects to bring the Bill before the Houses of the Oireachtas for debate in this Dáil session.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (24 Sep 2008)
Máire Hoctor: Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular project raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (24 Sep 2008)
Máire Hoctor: Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular case raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (24 Sep 2008)
Máire Hoctor: Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular case raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (24 Sep 2008)
Máire Hoctor: Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular matter raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the issue...
- Written Answers — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (24 Sep 2008)
Máire Hoctor: Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular matter raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the issue...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (24 Sep 2008)
Máire Hoctor: Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular matter raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the issue...
- Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (24 Sep 2008)
Máire Hoctor: Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular matter raised by the Deputy. The Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter...
- Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (24 Sep 2008)
Máire Hoctor: Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular matter raised by the Deputy. The Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter...
- Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (24 Sep 2008)
Máire Hoctor: Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular matter raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the issue...
- Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (24 Sep 2008)
Máire Hoctor: Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular matter raised by the Deputy. The Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (24 Sep 2008)
Máire Hoctor: Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular matter raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (24 Sep 2008)
Máire Hoctor: Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular matter raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (24 Sep 2008)
Máire Hoctor: Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular matter raised by the Deputy. The Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter...
- Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (24 Sep 2008)
Máire Hoctor: Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular matter raised by the Deputy. The Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter...
- Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (24 Sep 2008)
Máire Hoctor: Both the Minister for Health and Children and I are fully committed to introducing the new Nursing Homes Support Scheme in 2009. However, the legislation required in order to introduce the Scheme is complex and has involved careful drafting in order to ensure that the interests of older people requiring residential care are fully protected. The Minister for Health and Children expects to...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (24 Sep 2008)
Máire Hoctor: Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular matter raised by the Deputy. The Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter...
- Written Answers — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (24 Sep 2008)
Máire Hoctor: In order to facilitate the continued independent occupancy of their own homes by older people and people with a disability, my Department undertook a review of the operation of a number of grant schemes, including the Essential Repairs Grant. Given the overlapping nature of the schemes, it was also necessary to review the Special Housing Aid for the Elderly Scheme (SHAE) operated by the...
- Written Answers — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (24 Sep 2008)
Máire Hoctor: The Government has undertaken a broad range of actions as part of a strategic response to enhance the range of housing supports and services available to the disadvantaged and vulnerable in society, including older people and people with a disability. These actions range from the introduction of better-targeted financial supports to the development of inter-agency protocols to ensure...
- Hospital Services. (24 Sep 2008)
Máire Hoctor: I am taking the adjournment on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Mary Harney. The Teamwork report, prepared for the Health Service Executive, clearly indicated that the service configuration in the north-east region was unsustainable. It recommended a reconfiguration of hospital services across the existing five hospital sites to ensure the highest level of...